TNT Sports has gone live in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport across television, streaming and digital platforms.
As of today, discovery+ becomes the new streaming destination for TNT Sports in the UK, under a new Premium plan, priced at £29.99 per month, which is the same price as was previously charged for a BT Sport Monthly Pass. In addition to action from TNT Sports, discovery+ viewers will also be able to access content from sister channel Eurosport, in addition to Discovery’s entertainment and documentary content.
Under the terms of the joint venture between BT and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) business will now be operated by WBD with BT receiving £93 million from its new partner and approximately £540 million through an earn-out from the JV, subject to certain conditions being met.
TNT Sports offers a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), TNT Sports Ultimate and TNT Sports Box Office HD.
The discovery+ app will also include popular features from the BT Sport app, including the popular interactive timeline that enables fans to easily replay live video or skip through key points in the action to relive the best moments. Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q will be upgraded in the next few months to allow TNT Sports subscribers to access the Premium plan directly – the channels are retaining their linear channel numbers on Sky.
The BT Sport app itself will be shut down later this year.
TNT Sports will present the premium live sports rights previously carried by BT Sport including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Gallagher Premiership Rugby, Heineken Champions Cup, EPCR Challenge Cup, MotoGP, Cricket, UFC, Boxing and WWE.
Combined with Eurosport on discovery+, subscribers will get a front row seat to an unrivalled offer of premium rights including all this live sport plus Olympic Games Paris 2024, Grand Slam tennis tournaments (featuring the Australian Open and Roland-Garros) and cycling Grand Tours, including the Tour de France.
Andrew Georgiou, board member of the Joint Venture and President and Managing Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: “We are hugely excited to launch TNT Sports across the UK and Republic of Ireland. TNT Sports goes live with a new and contemporary brand, a fabulous new and exciting line-up of talent, great value for viewers as well as flexible ways to buy and watch.
“From today, fans can watch TNT Sports in the same places they enjoyed BT Sport and without any interruption to their access. In addition, with TNT Sports now on discovery+ in the UK we can begin to deliver a simple and even more compelling offer that appeals to the whole household, combining more live sport together with entertainment. We believe this is an exceptional value proposition for fans offering a compelling combination of sport and entertainment that is unique to discovery+.”
In the UK, TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms including BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media. In Ireland, TNT Sports is available via Sky, Now, Virgin Media and Vodafone.
Anyone with a discovery+ subscription can access the service via most smartphones, tablets, desktop browsers, and connected devices, including Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Amazon Fire TVs, LG Smart TVs, Now, PlayStation 4 & 5, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs and Xbox.
